tdog

Because they were there. I took a canopy class that you did not even have to have an "A" to take, and students with 10 jumps were even learning how to use risers. (note - no high performance landings yet.)

20 years and not a single jump??? I guess that makes the next question hard to answer - "how does it fly?"

Very interesting question. I do the same thing... About 24". Actually, my openings are more on heading too... 100 jumps since I switched and no mals... But I want to know what others think too, as 100 jumps is not enough to get a baseline.

Where did you get to "check out" the bird, as you say???

Do you believe a 12 year old cannot be taught and cannot learn? You might have to rephrase how you teach, but this is a perfect opportunity to engage a young mind into the science of flight. I am sure there are some kids that don't have the attention span for much... But I know when I was 12 I was doing some things well beyond what you imagine a 12 year old doing. I often think the older we get more we believe that someone younger than us does not have the ability to be responsible and mature when put into that situation. I look at so many kids (believing I am still one myself) - and see those who experiment and try new things learn so much - but sometimes parents get in the way and say "no" out of fear or disbelief that the kid can actually handle the responsibility involved. My friend from Kansas was responsible for an entire crew and millions of dollars of equipment at harvest time when he was 12 because they started teaching him when he was 6, but one of my other city-girl friends will not even let her 12 year old cross the street without holding her hand. Just my two cents.

And I was there that morning on a training camp. I never want to see that again... If I remember correctly, the feathers that were in the net were brownish, not whiteish...

Don't I know it... I've only done it twice during H&Ps. Don't get this - my OXYGN has survived OK with open visor in freefall. Yep... Me too.. Got video... Turned the closing of the visor into a front flip, so it was stylish

Yep, I am from the US and I IMPORTED a symbi suit because I did not want to wear a Tony or Bev because everyone else had one... Great suit. Love it. And I hear people every once in a while behind my back say things like, "that is a cool suit." I am a loyal customer.

Ya, doesn't Microsoft call it a "data access project". The file extension becomes .adp Hint to SQL users. This is my favorite GUI interface to access raw SQL data... You get all the GUI "find" and "replace" features, along with filters and sort... It loads faster and works better for browsing raw data than the SQL tools that come with SQL server, like enterprise manager. You want to run a paramertized stored procedure… No problem, double click it and access will give you dialog boxes for the parameters. In 10 seconds you can make a new .adp with the proper connection string and you have access to the raw data. But it does everything client side, so it is very inefficient for huge updates. True SQL geeks would rather type fancy SQL statements, but that requires thinking... The risk… Users quickly figure out they can press F11 too and access raw data – so lock the sucker down if you are giving non DB admins access to this. But, when I tried to implement a large project on access I ran into all sorts of problems with different versions of Office... It is hard to tell users, "you can't upgrade Outlook because the access project we use for payroll is designed for an older version of Office." Also, I used Crystal Reports as Access just did not have the balls. I like your idea of a web interface and I mentioned that to TK in a PM... Very sleek and will work for many years regardless of the client side stuff... TK, what do you use for manifest now? You say you have SQL on the network. Jumprun is SQL - you use Jumprun?

I was watching it while talking on the phone... Kind of "same old same old" until they showed the footage of the United plane on final... Then they cut away, and I said, "DARN, that would have been good." The rest you will have to see for yourself. Can't tell what the ending is gonna be.

I am glad I am not the only one saying that. Have you experienced the Service Pack Surprise? I found that various service packs applied to various versions of office make the database work on the newest version of Office and crash on older versions... Or visa-versa. I spent 100 labor hours making a access 95 database work with the 97 office edition... Or even better... Suddenly a user comes to me and says "It won't work, it says it needs to upgrade the database" after windows update added a patch.

I remembered the bird thing this weekend when I ended up doing some CReW with a bird... He was just flying around when he decided to join me. Very cool, he followed right of my right side for about 500 feet or so, turning when I did. He broke off on landing and went his own way.

The devil's advocate in me says perhaps your TV ads are being aired to the wrong demographic. The second part of me says, anyone that calls 5 times, you should not call back, because we really don't need that in the "skydiving gene pool."

I agree with Tonto: There is another thing... What happens if you did not like the fit when it was made... The shop could have risked you knocking on their door saying, "You measured me, it doesn't fit, fix it." As an employer of mine told me, "no good deed goes unpunished" and as my insurance agent told me, "no freebie given to a customer comes without risk." It seems, however, a wonderful "sales opportunity" for the shop. You were a captive customer at their counter, all they had to do was earn your business, and if that was possible, then measure away!

The problem with access, after using it a lot at our company, is it really hits limitations on multi-user type stuff... Granted, it is the best relational database outhere for "consumer use" - and with normalized tables it can run large projects, but there are many SQL options that can be run FREE and have more power under the hood. The first post by TK indicates that now they "manually transfer" data at the end of the day... In a PM to TK I suggested going a little more robust with the "backend" so the application could be used realtime by more than one user... A packer gets done packing, they enter in the data then... That way $ is only spent once for data entry, not twice (paper then manual transfer when the beer light comes on). "Robust" can still be "simple" and "cheap". Further, Access requires a license on every computer it runs on... And with how M$ makes the computers register to go live, there is no room for cheating on that... There are so many other options out there for databases... I wish TK a lot of luck in finding a great solution for his needs... hee hee hee... I volunteer. But I don't know if young and stallion apply to me.

Don't do what I did... I took my Oakley's with plastic arms and wrapped my helmet strap (think skateboard helmet with no ears) around the glasses... Worked great for the high pulls I was doing... Second jump I broke the glasses... OOOPS... Beer jump with no eye wear/helmet shield at all... It was just a high pull and I was surprised the 5 second delay did not hurt at all.

Yours has a light? Mine just stops going faster like I hit a brick wall... Thank god there is a governor or else I think I would have blown mine up in 1st gear. It is official, in 1st gear I can ride at any legally posted speed limit in the US... I really don't see why they gave me another 5 gears.

spark, are those SPOKES on those tires??? I can't imagine myself on something that is not a sport bike.

I always thought of the Moody Blues as being literary or poetic, so here is mine (from memory, ya I have it memorized) When I snowboarded a lot and found myself in a lot of pain after a wipeout I would chant these lyrics outloud and soon find myself carving the most wicked lines even on a ice filled slope. "Cold hearted orb that rules the night removes the colors from our sight. Red is gray and yellow white, but we should decide which is right. Pinprick holes in a colorless sky, let insipid figures of light pass by. Nighttime to some, a brief interlude to others the fear of solitude. Brave Helios wake up your steeds, Bring the warmth the countryside needs."

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! 5 jumps... That should take no more than a few hours.

Oh, so when we go riden' you will have to let me borrow your bike for a mile or two and you can borrow mine. I am jealous, that is a sweet looking bike. Jen makes my bike look good, too bad she moved to Paris!

I jumped a lot of 7 cells and 9 cells early on... I know a lot of Spectre fans, but I found 9 cells loaded 1.1 to 1 ish easier to land than 7 cells FOR ME... But that is just me, perhaps you should demo/rent both to see which one you like...

Will someone please let me know what inboard and outboard stows are... I searched the forums and I found discussions but no definitions. I have the "stock" Vector 3 as sent by the factory and wonder what I have.

The way my bag closes (newer ZP in a tight fit) my locking stows never need a second wrap to make them tight... But the 2 non-locking ones I always double stow. I am sure it has been discussed before on other threads, but anyone have any first hand knowledge of this causing mals??? If so, then I will change - as right now the poll seems to show I am in the minority...

Umm.... Pulling it down past the Slinks and toggles, with MY slider is required, otherwise the width of the slider is narrower than the width of the loosened chest strap - and the slider becomes the narrowest common denominator.... The one time I pulled it down not collapsed I realized the error of my ways, all of a sudden I had a huge piece of fabric behind my head that obscured ALL my vision back there. Collapsing it and wrapping it up I can still see... So... It is a chain effect. To widen the canopy attachment the slider has to be lower, to see the slider has to be collapsed. At least on MY rig.